Intercom keyboard shortcuts

Intercom's Inbox shortcuts cover conversation actions, inbox navigation, and the reply composer. The current Command-K help article also lists direct keys for the actions agents use most often.

Windows, macOS · 31 shortcuts

Conversation actions

Open the Inbox menus, assign or snooze a conversation, and change its state without reaching for the action bar.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Open the left menu[[
Open the right menu]]
Show or hide conversation eventsCtrlECmdE
Close the conversationCtrlShiftYCmdShiftY
Reopen the conversationCtrlShiftOCmdShiftO
Snooze the conversationZZ
Mark as priorityPP
Assign the conversationAA
Start a new conversationCC
Tag the latest messageShiftTShiftT

Inbox navigation

Switch inboxes, move between conversations, change layout, and select several conversations at once.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Switch to another inboxGG
Open the previous conversationJJ
Open the next conversationKK
Change the Inbox layoutLL
Move to the top of the conversationCtrlUpCmdUp
Move to the bottom of the conversationCtrlDownCmdDown
Start bulk selectionXX
Move to the previous pageUpUp
Move to the next pageDownDown

Composer

Switch between reply and note, send a response, and insert common content in the conversation composer.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Switch to replyRR
Switch to noteNN
Send the responseCtrlEnterCmdEnter
Send and close the conversationCtrlShiftEnterCmdShiftEnter
Send and snooze the conversationCtrlAltEnterCmdOptionEnter
Insert a GIFCtrlShiftGCmdShiftG
Insert an imageCtrlShiftICmdShiftI
Insert an articleCtrlShiftHCmdShiftH
Attach a fileCtrlShiftACmdShiftA
Open the emoji picker::
Open macros\\
Cross-post a note to a ticketThe same send-and-close chord is used when a ticket cross-post is available.CtrlShiftEnterCmdShiftEnter

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